There is hereby created a single, consolidated board of appeals as specified in the International Building Code (IBC) Section 113, International Residential Code (IRC) Section R112, International Mechanical Code (IMC) Section 113, International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) Section 113, and International Fire Code (IFC) Section 111.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 14.1, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 116, 2004; Ord. 638 (2025) § 27, 2025)
The board of appeals hereby created shall be known as the “consolidated board of appeals.”
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 14.1.2, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 117, 2004)
The director of the department of community development shall develop criteria for membership of the consolidated board of appeals. Membership criteria shall address the need to obtain highly qualified, code knowledgeable individuals. The consolidated board of appeals may form and/or be comprised of sub-committees in order to address specialized and highly technical code issues. Members of the consoli-dated board of appeals shall not be employees of Kitsap County.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 14.2, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 118, 2004)
Notices of appeal of orders, decisions or determinations of the building official or fire marshal regarding the technical provisions of the codes, shall be filed with the Kitsap County department of community development within twenty-one days of the order, decision or determination. Within thirty days of the filing of a complete notice of appeal, a hearing shall be scheduled to occur within sixty days of the filing. Forms shall be made available at the department of community development for such purpose.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 14.3, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 119, 2004; Ord. 391 (2007) § 38, 2007)
Notwithstanding any other provision, the consolidated board of appeals shall have no jurisdiction to hear or decide issues relating to fees assessed as adopted herein, penalties for violations, or administrative provisions of the Kitsap County Building & Fire Code. Notices of infractions shall be subject to Kitsap County Code Chapter 2.116. Appeals of stop-work orders, dangerous building determinations, or other administrative decisions of the building official or fire marshal shall be made in accordance with Kitsap County Code Chapter 21.04.
An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of the technical provisions of this chapter have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this chapter do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The board shall have no authority to waive requirements or provisions of this chapter, or of any of the codes adopted within Section 14.04.040.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 14.4, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 120, 2004; Ord. 391 (2007) § 39, 2007)